St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-13

a showing, for SUCH sum was tempt
ing, but they were quickly drawn back
and no one offered himself.
Stirler drew out another bill. zone
thousand francs" said he. Silence was
complete, and the director saw that it
was useless to bid more. The import
ance of the sum was nothing; they were
all afraid.
He replaced the money in his pocket
book and started to turn away, when
little danseuse came forward out of
corner in the place..
elf you wish me, Mons. Stirler, will
aid Mons. Salvatore"
''You, Paulette?"
s'YeS, Mons. Stirler."
Every one crowded around the young
girl in utter establishment. She was In
effect but child,
SCARCELY SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD,
marvelOusly pretty under her blonde,
curly hair, under her rosy capOte, a red
riding-hOOd affair, with her rose cOlOred
skirt and slippers she reminded one of
the delicate biscuit figures that are dis
played in china stores.
Here, my child, is the thousand
francs promised"
Thanks, Mons. Stirler, do not wish
any money for this service, L simply as
Sist Mons. Salvatore to please myself"
ITO please yourself? Well, that's
a different thing" replied Stirler, glad
of the chance to save his money, and he
withdrew. while SALVATORE led Paulette
away to give the necessary instructions
for the duty she would have to fill.
''Now you understand your part. You
throw the balls that must break into
the air. You hold a card between your
thumb and finger very delicately, care
ft,I al 9th Erafr of
hand: extend your arm and steadily
await my fire. You will take rose,
place the stem between your lips
tightly, holding your side face, your
profile to me: do not stir. L will shoot,
and the rose will fall, cut off but a six
teenth of an inch from your lips Not a
shade of danger. | am sure of myself.
That is all. You know now as much as
Peppo. All it wants is courage" You
will not tremble?"
''Oh. no: but"
''But what?"
Paulette lowered her eyes and said
tenderly:
.'At the last moment | beg that yOu
will not look at me too full in the face"
The other smiled: he commenced to
guess the truth. ''Why so, my little
One?''
why, fear should have the look
of feeling afraid"
''Nell, well, will not look at you,
then: but tell me why you
REFUSED THE THOUSAND FRANCS
Stirler offered? You are pretty well off,
are you?"
oh, no, NJ. Salvatore, to the con-
trs -
40 the contrary, l do not under
stand.'
Paulette blushed and said i'll low
tone: e
1T is not difficult, though, to under
stand.'
And Salvatore did understand, but the
stage manager interrupted all further
talk by crying out, Clear the stage"
and the CURTIN rose.
= The success was enormous. Salvatore
had never before shown such intrepid
ty, such decision, such skill. The press
the next day praised him without re-
serve, and Landed, also. the beauty and
grace of the young girl who at the last
moment had braved herself to fiji Pep
pos place. Then they must needs make
a romance out of the situation, invent
ing thousand stories about the antece-
dents of the courageous beauty-''A
young girl of the first families. seized
with an irresistible passion, had left her
wealthy parents and home to join the
fortunes of SALVATORE" etc.
The marksman himself took well into
account the presence of Paulette and all
this gratuitOus advertisement seeing
that it augmented his prosperity and
success. This presence, dOubly attract
i've. of feminine grace and mystery
tiattered the eye of the public and eX-
cited its curiosity.
Salvatore quickly informed himself of
Paulette'S antecedentS. He found her
to be very honest, excellent girl-One
who had entered artleSsly and uncon-
sciOusly into the strange world, with
only the one idea of supporting herself
and her aged and infirm mother. On
the other hand, he could not prevent
feeling touched by the proof of the
love she had shown to him, and as
SHE WAS SWEETNESS ITSELF
he believed he would never be certain
to find woman more devoted nor more
loving, so he married her.
This was the dream of Paulette. Sal
vatori was her ideal, her god. Her one
Joy and hope heretofore had been to
approach him and talk to him, and
when the occasion offered to replace
PeppO she had made no miscalculation.
Thanks and an affectiOnate smile from
Salvatore. and she felt sufficiently re-
paid; and when he proposed to marry
her she thought h'r cup of happiness
full to overlooking. and that she ought
then to die upon the spot.
But joy makes fear; it does not kill
And she lived on and loved, accustOm-
ing herself to her happiness. She ac-
companied her husband on his profess
sional tours to all the capitals of Europe.
She had for him the most fervent adj
n-adoration-and he, too, adj
mired her. They seemed couple COM